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In article <5412j2$oth@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, Richard Walther <richardw@orion.dairymans.com> writes >Boris, > Earlier this year we tried the exact same thing... 4gl (4.15), Gnu C >compiler, Solaris 2.5.1, etc..... The GNU compiler did not work properly for >us. (I honestly cannot remember exactly what all of the problems were, but >we quickly (2 wks) went to the SparCompiler C.) However, we had another problem >once we obtained the new compiler.. Random core dumps for our 4gl code. We >had to fall back to 4.14 tools instead of the 4.15 tools. (Memory Allocation >errors, etc....Ye olde memory leak?) Good luck... Been there... > We recently upgraded an AIX site to 4.14 tools on their demo instance (plans to go live with it as soon as user testing is complete). Although 4.15 was available I was advised by Tech. Support not to go with it as "it core dumps". Perhaps this applies to >1 platform. >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Richard Walther >Senior Programmer >Dairyman's Cooperative Creamery Association >richardw@orion.dairymans.com >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >} From informix-list-owner@rmy.emory.edu Tue Oct 15 14:08:21 1996 >} Subject: (no subject) >} Reply-To: Boris Niyazov <boris@hal2000.law.columbia.edu> >} Organization: Columbia Law School >} Sender: informix-list-owner@rmy.emory.edu >} To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu >} X-Informix-List-To: richardw@orion.dairymans.com >} X-Informix-List-Id: <news.29285> >} Content-Length: 566 >} X-Lines: 14 >} >} Hi All: >} >} I am installing Informix 4gl (4.15 UD2)on Solaris 2.5.1 machine. I wonder >} whether it will work with CNU C compiler, or I have to purchase SPARC C >} compiler (which doesn't come with Solaris OS)? >} >} Any respond will be greatly appreciated. >} - Boris I do not believe Informix will support you if you use GCC - nice idea but GCC is not considered stable enough - it produces better code and is more portable but who supports GCC and which R&D labs test it?. Major UNIX vendors probably use the latest versions of their C compilers to build the UNIX kernel etc. Therefore their C compilers get more testing done before release. Also I doubt Informix use GCC internally when porting, they use the standard one for the OS. Why should Informix support code from a C compiler which they did not use in porting ? It would be nice if they did since GCC is relatively OS independent... >} -- >} ======================================================================= >} Boris Niyazov Ph: 212-854-4094 >} IT Department Fax: 212-316-2623 >} Columbia Law School Email: ban5@columbia.edu >} >} -- David Williams